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The
Farm
You start the game with a moderate pool of vehicles and
tools which largely consists of decrepit machinery. Although
you can certainly work with this equipment, you should
purchase more powerful machines as soon as you have the
financial means.
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Silos
There are several silos at your farm where you can store
your harvest temporarily. Each silo is labeled with the
grain type it contains. To store your harvest in a silo
you have to unload the filled tipper in the southwestern
corner of the farm. When the tipper stands in its correct
position, a green symbol is displayed, and you can unload
the tipper. To load a tipper you have to steer it underneath
the silo. The pipe opens automatically as soon as you’re
positioned correctly.
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Fields
To earn money you need to cultivate the island’s fields
(see tutorial missions) and deliver the harvest to one
of the three grain stations (mill, port, brewery). The
prices of the grain types change continuously and not
every station accepts all types of grain or pays the same
price. Your PDA informs you about the current prices at
all times.
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Fendt
Station
The local farm machines trader offers a broad range of
vehicles and tools. Here you can invest your hard-earned
money in better equipment and sell your old vehicles.
The store’s buying prices always stay the same. If you
want to sell something, the sum of money you get largely
depends on your current reputation.
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Vehicles and Implements |
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Tractors
Tractors are essential for your daily work. The old tractor
you own at the start of the career mode is somewhat deficient
and won’t get you very far. As soon as you can afford a
more powerful vehicle, you should visit the local Fendt
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Front
Loader
The front loader tractor allows you to perform several transport
tasks, such as carrying straw bales onto the conveyor belt
at your farm or transporting pallets from A to B. |
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Plows
Before you can seed your field, you need to loosen up the
soil with a plow. There are several plows of different sizes
available in the game. |
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Sowing
Machines
You can freely select what you want to sow. You can choose
between wheat, barley, corn, canola and grass. You only
have to sow grass once as it regrows after you’ve mowed
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Sprayers
You need to tend your fields, or you won’t get the best
harvest out of your fields. While the plants are growing
you should fertilize them with the sprayer. You can buy
two sprayers with different working widths at the store.
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Combine
Harvester
Once the grain is ripe you can climb into a combine, attach
the fitting cutter and harvest the field. To harvest corn
you need to attach the specially designed corn cutter. |
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Trailers
Once the combine’s grain tank is full, you can unload
the harvest into a tipper. Then you can drive the trailer
to one of the three grain stations (mill, port, brewery)
where you receive money for your crop.
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Quad
Baler
The straw that accumulates during the threshing process
can be pressed into bales with the baler. You can transport
these bales with the front loader to the straw elevator
at your farm. You can also use the baler to press dry grass
to hay bales. |
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Cultivators
You use a cultivator to work the soil of a freshly harvested
field. After cultivating a field, you can just seed it again.
It is up to you if you want to plow the field beforehand. |
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Mowers
Grass ready to be mowed can be recognized by the flowers
growing in it. Attach a mower to your tractor and drive
over the meadow. |
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Grass
Forage Wagon
The grass forage wagon automatically loads mowed grass.
You simply need to attach the wagon to a tractor, activate
it and then drive over the mowed grass. Grass can be dumped
on the grass heap at your farm, which earns you some money.
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Tedder
To accelerate the drying process of mowed grass, you can
turn it over with the rotor tedder. The dry hay can then
be gathered with the forage wagon or you can press it into
bales with the baler. |
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Windrower
The windrower prepares mowed grass by raking it into windrows
which, makes it easier for the forage wagon or the baler
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